ネトウヨ

Japanese

Etymology

Shortening of ネット右翼 (netto uyoku, literally “internet right-wing”). First appeared in the late 1990s.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ネトウヨ [nètóúyó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ne̞to̞ɯ̟jo̞]

Noun

ネトウヨ • (netouyo) 

  1. (often offensive, chiefly Internet slang) netizen who espouses extreme right-wing (nationalistic and xenophobic) ideologies
    Antonym: ネトサヨ
  • ビジウヨ (bijiuyo)

See also

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